Creating Private Discussions Using Manage Students

Step 1: Create an identification column in Manage Students

• Go to Manage Students
• From the Organize drop-down menu, select Manage Columns and click Go
• Under Organize, click the Add Column button, give the column a label (Type = Alphanumeric) and click Add
• Return to Manage Students

Step 2: Add data into the newly created column

• Go to Manage Students
• Locate the newly created column and click Edit
• Enter the appropriate data for each student

Step 3: Perfom a Search Records

• Go to Manage Students
• From the Options: Records drop-down menu, select Search Records and click Go
  
  
  
• Search = Whole class; Criteria = [column name]; Comparison = Equals; Value = [data variable]
  
  
  
• This will show the student records of those who meet this criteria

Step 4: Copy records to clipboard

• Go to Manage Students
• From the Options: Records drop-down menu, select Copy records and click Go
  
  

Step 5: Paste records into private discussion topic

• Go to Discussions
• Select the private discussion topic by clicking the checkbox to the left of the name (make sure you have made the topic private) and click Manage Members
  
  
  
• Click
• Click
• The student records from the clipboard will now be selected as members
• Click
• Click

Step 6: Repeat the process beginning at Step 3 for each private discussion topic